About U Turn For Christ – Lebanon
At U Turn for Christ in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, their faith based recovery approach includes both substance abuse and mental health services. They help churches develop programs that are based on Biblical principles and discipleship. These programs provide the means of escape for those who are addicted, without continually trying a treatment that doesn’t seem to work. Their treatment doesn’t only address the physical side of addiction but also the emotional and spiritual wounds that come with it.
U Turn for Christ Substance Abuse Treatment Center conducts its program in two principal stages. The first part is a very intensive two month program where you are living on site with the other members and have to adhere to a strict daily timeline. Activities include prayer meetings, worship services and Bible studies. These help hold you accountable to your end goal. Ultimately, participants are led to center their lives around a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, which they believe is the catalyst and foundation of change.
Once participants pass Phase One, they go to Phase Two. At this stage, people are starting to be brought back into society per guidance from the U Turn for Christ community. This can last anywhere from six months to one year depending upon the progress of the person and unique requirements.
This program allows people to not only start over, but it provides a place where they can reinvent their life in an environment of faith. Their vision stretches beyond just achieving short-term sobriety. It means arming people with the tools they need to carry them through recovery for the long haul.
Though they do not provide therapy or counseling that you might get in a clinical mental health setting, they help people with their emotional struggles by applying Biblical teachings. Faith, for many, acts as inspiration that propels them away from anxiety, depression and other things that led to their addiction.
Along with the two-phase recovery program, U Turn for Christ offers outreach and mission opportunities. After people finish the program and have their lives turned around, they are encouraged to serve others in the local community or abroad on missions. The emphasis on helping others not only helps people remain connected to their faith but also demonstrates that recovery is a pathway of service. Individual healing goes hand-in-hand with casting hope into the lives of others.
